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My visit to the Balobok Cave, Cove and Rock Shelter is my baptism of fire in Tawi Tawi. On my first day, I told Alvin (my tricycle driver cum tour guide) to bring me to somewhere where I could feel a little tension – say, a Muslim flooded […]

I am not a market-goer person and I was amazed of the colorful fishes I saw in Bongao Fish Market. Apart from the colorful fishes that are sold fresh (yes, without ice), all vendors do not use weighing scale and interestingly, everything is sold by piles and are […]

The Old Chinese Pier is perhaps the busiest place in Bongao. This is a major gateway to the other islands of the province as well as going to Zamboanga or Malaysia. Big and small wooden boats used as passenger and cargo vessels are docked here. Locals say that […]

This is the Provincial Capitol of Tawi Tawi located in Bongao. Bongao is the most populous of the 11 towns of the province. The capital town of Tawi Tawi is Panglima Sugala. The capitol building looks more of a mosque rather than a government office building. It has […]

My fascination about Tawi Tawi started when I first saw pictures of travel bloggers on top Bud Bongao. I have always been amazed by those wonderful pictures posted in their Facebook walls. It was a dream to reach this place. And today, that dream is a reality. Bud […]